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Article #132Re: bicycle speed limit on the Golden Gate Bridge
From: Jym Dyer
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 15:46
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 15:46
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> I mean we can argue about the number, although personally
> I think 10MPH is plenty, but whether or not there should
> be any limit at all? I mean really? Really?
=v= Who is arguing a "no speed limit at all" position? That
is not the controversy I've seen.
=v= The study that prompted all this found that bicyclists
on the west path tend to go 13-17mph, and have had very few
mishaps. The proposal to lower it to 10mph would thus make
the majority of riders suddenly in violation of the law, and
for no good reason.
=v= The east path is a multi-use path, and there are even
fewer mishaps there (despite, or perhaps because, of all the
crowding). The usual speed limit for MUPs in the Bay Area
is 15mph, so again, why 10mph?
<_Jym_>
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